Producers: General Prevention

Overview of Biological
Risk Management
This PowerPoint presentation is
designed for
beef or dairy producers. It gives the audience background
on the importance of biological
risk management, managing disease risk through the
routes of transmission and general
prevention practices that can be implemented on farm
to minimize disease entry or spread.
[English PPT] [English
Speaker Notes PDF]
[Spanish PPT] [Spanish
Speaker Notes PDF]

General Prevention Practices
This document provides general prevention recommendations
that beef or dairy operations can implement to decrease
the risk of disease entry or spread on
farm. It is intended to supplement the Overview of
BRM PowerPoint, General Prevention
Practices section or any of the Practical Applications
for Managing Biological Risks
PowerPoints.
[English PDF] [Spanish PDF]

General Prevention Practices Checklist
This
supplements the General Prevention Practices
document. Once producers have been given an overview
of the principles, they can take this
checklist home and evaluate their own operation
for disease risk.
[English PDF] [Spanish PDF]

Transmission Route Definitions
This
document defines the five common routes of disease
transmission (aerosol, direct contact, fomite,
oral, vector) as well as zoonotic and
environmental transmission. This can be used to
supplement all of the materials to provide
producers with a clear understanding of the route
of transmission focus.
[English PDF] [Spanish PDF]